The relationship between Reineke's stand-density index and physical stem mechanics

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 25-34

  Dean, Thomas J ^a   Baldwin Jr , V Clark ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy dynamics; Foliage density; Live crown ratio; Loblolly pine; Specific gravity; Stand density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002450090     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03666-0     Document Type: Article

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